Infamous

After reading "A Year and a Day" (the first book in the de Warenne series), I was excited to read "Infamous" believing it would be good, even if not quite as good as the first book. I was wrong. The first 60% of the book takes place prior to the end of "A Year and a Day" and there is a fair amount o......more

I’ll get my grumbles out of the way first: the hero, Guy de Beauchamp, is an actual historical figure—he was a key player in the execution of Piers Gaveston, Edward II's first boy-toy. Anyway, I’ve mentioned before (frequently) that Henley takes liberties with her history, but here we go again. In t......more

Marjory de Warrene and Guy de Beauchamp Ms. Henley writes beautiful romances about real people and real events in history. She deviates from reality for the sake of the story, but the events provide a timeline. Jory and Guy fall in love and want to marry, but they are both betrayed by Jory's uncle who......more

Still love Virginia Henley and its been a long time since I read this book. Wish it had happened faster, I didn't care for the Robert the Bruce but I understand that sometimes Virginia's characters really have to deal with an ordeal before they get their hearts desire. But the end was a happy ending......more